Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers - Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement

Informationen zum Autor Elaine K. McEwan is an educational consultant with The McEwan-Adkins Group, offering professional development for educators to assist them in meeting the challenges of literacy learning in Grades Pre K-6. A former teacher, librarian, principal, and assistant superintendent for instruction in several suburban Chicago school districts, Elaine is the award-winning and best-selling author of more than three dozen books for educators. Her Corwin Press titles include Raising Reading Achievement in Middle and High Schools: Five Simple-to-Follow Strategies for Principals, Second Edition (2006), Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers: Using Cognitive Research to Boost K-8 Achievement (2004), Ten Traits of Highly Effective Principals: From Good to Great Performance (2003), Making Sense of Research: What's Good, What's Not, and How to Tell the Difference (2003), Seven Steps to Effective Instructional Leadership, Second Edition (2003), Teach Them ALL to Read: Catching the Kids Who Fall through the Cracks (2002), and Ten Traits of Highly Effective Teachers: How to Hire, Mentor, and Coach Successful Teachers (2001). McEwan was honored by the Illinois Principals Association as an outstanding instructional leader, by the Illinois State Board of Education with an Award of Excellence in the Those Who Excel Program, and by the National Association of Elementary School Principals as the National Distinguished Principal from Illinois for 1991. She received her undergraduate degree in education from Wheaton College and advanced degrees in library science (MA) and educational administration (EdD) from Northern Illinois University. Klappentext This book uses the research base on cognition! reading comprehension and retention. It defines strategic reading instruction! describes what a cognitive strategy is! explains the important ways that strategies differ from instructional activities and reading skills! and briefly introduces the seven cognitive strategies that highly effective readers routinely use. Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers also focuses on specific research-based teaching practices that will help students mature into highly effective readers. A variety of K-8 instructional activities successfully teach the strategies! although the activities can be altered to fit any teaching style and grade level. The book concludes with a discussion of school-wide strategic reading instruction for wider implementation. Zusammenfassung This essential reading instruction teaching tool offers hard evidence to show how effective readers use specific strategies to extract and comprehend information. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface About the Author The Goals of the Book Special Features of the Book Who the Book is for Overview of the Contents Acknowledgments 1. The Power of Strategic Reading Instruction What is Strategic Reading? What is Strategic Reading Instruction (SRI) What are the Seven Strategies of Highly Effective Readers? What are the Prerequisites for Strategic Reading Instruction? When is a Strategy not a Strategy? What¿s Ahead? 2. Becoming a Strategic Teacher What Does a Strategic Teacher Look Like? The Teaching Moves of a Strategic Teacher The Challenges of Strategic Reading Instruction The Benefits of SRI What¿s Ahead? 3. Understanding the Seven Strategies Cognitive Strategy #1: Activating Cognitive Strategy #2: Inferring Cognitive Strategy #3: Monitoring-Clarifying Cognitive Strategy #4: Questioning Cognitive Strategy #5: Searching-Selecting Cognitive Strategy #6: Summarizing Cognitive Strategy #7: Visualizing-Organizing What¿s Ahead? 4. Instructional Activities to Engage Your Students Turn on Your CPU (Central Processing Unit): Grades 1-8 Turn on Your Math CPU (Central P...

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• Authors: Elaine K. McEwan, Elaine K McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K K McEwan-Adkins, Elaine K. McEwan-Adkins
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.06.2004
• EAN: 9780761946212
• ISBN: 978-0-7619-4621-2
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 273 mm x 19 mm
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system